This letter is heartening to see, as many of us are very uncomfortable with the notion of near-term deployment in the Arctic. Did anyone attend this hearing? I know John Nissen was scheduled to be a witness. Is this available for viewing online?
Josh Horton On Feb 23, 11:20 am, Andrew Lockley <[email protected]> wrote: > As sent to UK environmental audit committee..... > > > From: Hugh Coe <[email protected]> > > Date: 21 February 2012 02:59:50 GMT > > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]>, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, "Lenton, > Timothy" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]>, John Latham <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]>, Brian Launder <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > > > Subject: Environmental Audit Inquiry - comments to the Members > > > Dear Members of the the Environmental Audit Inquiry > > We understand that you will be considering an evidence session titled > > "Protecting the Arctic" on Tuesday 21st February. > > > There is a mounting evidence that significant changes are occurring in > > the Arctic and we are pleased that your Committee is considering this in > > detail. However, we would like to stress that whilst such indicators of > > rapid change are a major cause for concern, implementing any > > geoengineering approach to adjust an Arctic warming on the basis of its > > undemonstrated, causal effects on rapid Arctic change should not be > > considered at this time. Any such scheme needs to have its concepts > > rigorously challenged and then undergo rigorous, peer reviewed testing > > and scrutiny before any consideration of its use takes place. > > Systematic, deliberate modification of climate is, itself, likely to > > have effects on global weather systems, including large scale changes to > > regional rainfall. Such changes have been shown to occur in climate > > model simulations but as the key processes remain poorly understood at > > the present time, the climate models, our only predictive tools, are at > > present unable to provide a reliable means of quantifying the magnitude > > of the changes that may occur. Until this can be done and the balance > > of risks be well understood we strongly urge that a geoengineering > > solution of any kind is not to taken forward to address changing Arctic > > temperatures. > > > Nevertheless, the increased evidence that such major changes may occur > > and the lack of progress in mitigating CO2 induced climate change means > > that investing in research into the viability of geoengineering is both > > very important and timely. Furthermore, it is important that Government > > does support the area, as the evidence base needs to be considered free > > from vested interests. > > > We thankyou for your considerating our short note > > yours sincerely > > > Professor John Latham, UCAR, Boulder, USA > > Professor Tom Choularton, University of Manchester > > Professor Brian Launder, FRS, University of Manchester > > Professor Hugh Coe, University of Manchester > > Stephen Salter, University of Edinburgh > > Dr Alan Gadian, University of Leeds- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en.
